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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T71 Asphyxiation

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T71 is the ICD-10 code for Asphyxiation. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block T66–T78 (Other and unspecified effects of external causes) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What T71 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Suffocation (by strangulation)
  • Systemic oxygen deficiency due to:
    • low oxygen content in ambient air
    • mechanical threat to breathing

What T71 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • anoxia due to high altitude T70.2
  • asphyxia from:
    • carbon monoxide T58
    • inhalation of food or foreign body T17.-
    • other gases, fumes and vapours T59.-
  • respiratory distress:

T71 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T71Kvävning

  • T71.9Kvävning
NorwayICD-10-NO

T71Asfyksi

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT71Kvælning

  • DT719Asfyksi
FinlandICD-10-FI

T71Tukehtuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

T71Erstickung

FranceICD-10-FR

T71Asphyxie

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T71asfyxie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T71.111AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, initial encounter
  • T71.111DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, subsequent encounter
  • T71.111SAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, sequela
  • T71.112AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T71.112DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T71.112SAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T71.113AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, initial encounter
  • T71.113DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, subsequent encounter
  • and 109 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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